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FAKE NEWS ALERT: House attacked in viral video does NOT belong to INEC chairman
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the house attacked in a viral video does not belong to Mahmood Yakubu,…
#NigeriaDecides2023: How TheCable tackled fake news and disinformation
The 2023 election was riddled with false claims targeted at swaying voters and altering reality as Nigerians went to the…
FAKE NEWS ALERT: Tomisin Ogunnubi, Nigerian teenager, did not win $1bn for tech app
Many reports have claimed that Tomisin Ogunnubi, a 16-year-old Nigerian tech wiz, beat 49,000 competitors to win $1 billion from…
FAKE NEWS ALERT: EU did not author viral statement seeking nullification of Tinubu’s victory
A letter purportedly from the European Union (EU) challenging the credibility of the recently concluded presidential election in Nigeria is…
FAKE NEWS ALERT: Wike’s only son was not shot dead in the US
Online reports have claimed that the only son of Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state was shot dead in California,…
FAKE NEWS ALERT: I didn’t author social media post endorsing Tinubu, says Soyinka
Wole Soyinka, playwright and Nobel laureate, says the viral social media post which claimed he endorsed Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate…